#weirded Archive
Wednesday March 9, 2016
10:00 PM EST
TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:00 PM EST
Welcome to
#WeirdEd
, tonight will be fantastic, brilliant! We’re talking Doctor Who! Geronimo!
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:00 PM EST
#WeirdEd
How you will feel when your TL is very confused by your tweets for the next hour.
https://t.co/fnayUvWlWt
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:01 PM EST
#WeirdEd
If you’re unfamiliar with everyone’s favorite two-hearted Timelord read the blog
https://t.co/Mlhg3o3Y5Q
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:02 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Please introduce yourself and tell us your favorite Doctor (if you don’t know the show then any doctor will do).
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:02 PM EST
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here and ready to go
https://t.co/aQrm6lpubJ
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:02 PM EST
Keeping an eye on
#demdebate
but I absolutely can't miss
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talking Doctor Who!!
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:03 PM EST
So...I may be alone in
#WeirdEd
on this one but I never could get into
#DoctorWho
. What's the appeal for y'all?
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:03 PM EST
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Chris from Brooklyn, just south of Gallifrey. Started with Tom Baker, he of the Scarf. New version, hat tip to Eccleston.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:03 PM EST
Jay, Gimli, MB, and I have a soft spot for the current Doctor. I like his simmering rage.
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:03 PM EST
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Matt SS T from Tx Fav Doctor 1. Matt Smith 2. Tom Baker 3. #9
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
I'm Tammy. My favorite Doctor is Tom Baker.
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TiffaniDBrown
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
Looking for STEM/ Engineering resources/ websites for cross curricular activities in ELA, History, Math, Arts
#edchat
#caedchat
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mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
Greg, I personify mathematics. Logarithm's base is based on the TARDIS.
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https://t.co/SGfyTzrtPX
https://t.co/K3rVVDF2v3
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
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Thomas Mision, MN Col.Stu. future T. Divided btwn this chat & Univision
#DemDebate
https://t.co/LOiDl4nloc
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Having a Doctor Who chat and looking around to see if
@rickwormeli2
notices...
https://t.co/20JxlUSzrg
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
@oJaison
The man can go anywhere in time and space (in a blue box)! And, you know, Daleks.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
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YES! Grumpy old eyebrows is fantastic.
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:04 PM EST
Hi,
#weirded
, Jenny here. 10th Doctor all the way.
https://t.co/oW49FXONrY
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@oJaison
I love the humanity of the stories, but I love SyFy
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
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I had a third grader tell me Baker was her favorite Doctor today!
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
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Forgot to say, Fave Doc is Matt Smith. I mean, I guess the gif pretty much shows it, tho. XD
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@oJaison
the arrogant preposterousness of it all. Wacky, yet quite serious too. Great themes!
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TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
Smart kid!
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@oJaison
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It's brilliant fun. Properly geeky and unafraid to be uncool. Great sci-fi.
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
So with us talking about the Who man, have you printed a tardis on your
@Polar3D
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doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:05 PM EST
@oJaison
and I'm a recent convert (no classic Who viewing yet)
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mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@oJaison
Two words: Time Travel. Always been fascinated by it.
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No fave doctor, btw.
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
Heya weirdos! Tara, 1st grade
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And my favorite is pretty fantastic!
https://t.co/XUoXsNwgL6
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
You did clarify "Tom" right? Third graders can be silly about such things. Correct her if Colin.
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mel_katzz
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
#WeirdEd
sending you my love tonight! Prepping for my first lesson in my current placement so can't join, will try to be there next week!
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
@Polar3D
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I'm trying to justify that since it's the schools...
#testprint
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
Almost missed
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I have a student with a handmade Baker scarf - can't convince her to give it to me
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nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@SherryGick
really tired? You should join
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we are talking Dr. Who combined with Ed
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
Rose from NC. 10th Doctor. No question.
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shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@oJaison
also, lots of diff. type of stories, funny, dark, horror, comedy, running
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
@mel_katzz
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Good luck!
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:06 PM EST
Waving to the
#weirded
folks from Chicago. Now I need to get caught up.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
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What a great gif of Nine
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
@mrburkemath
@oJaison
I get the Daleks, but Dalek episodes kinda bore me...
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TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
My favorite Dr. Who quote.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/0q05qPJzn9
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@Polar3D
stop trying to justify it and just do it. Nike is in the state you live in.
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SlpSummer
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
Hi
#WeirdEd
I'm a speech/language path in middle school and my fave is the female doctor they'll have someday.
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
@TheWeirdTeacher
I've seen the popularity of Doctor Who increase a ton among students this year. It's awesome!
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
Wait ... not *that* Rose ... naaaah.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
@SlpSummer
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Hopefully next!
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
The 14th Doctor??
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Kenjaneth13
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
#weirded
Loved Tom Baker as a kid, love David Tennant as an adult
#doctorwho
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:08 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
@oJaison
Some are better than others. The Daleks trash talking the Cybermen is classic!
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:08 PM EST
@Kenjaneth13
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How can anyone not love Ten? That smile.
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:08 PM EST
Little bit late. Finale of American Crime.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:08 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Step into our TARDIS and let's zip off on our first adventure.
KatSpea
Mar 9 @ 10:08 PM EST
Words to live by!
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https://t.co/j7YEaEMH5L
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:07 PM EST
My favorite Dr. Who quote.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/0q05qPJzn9
SherryGick
Mar 9 @ 10:08 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
like this?
https://t.co/oEQsp9ihBi
@thenerdyteacher
@MatthewWinner
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:09 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q1 Every few years the Doctor regenerates and has to figure out who he is again. How’s that like us?
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:09 PM EST
I also have warm feelings for Jon Pertwee. Anyone that can sport a cape and ruffles and still save the world is awesome.
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Kenjaneth13
Mar 9 @ 10:09 PM EST
The wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey nature of
#doctorwho
allows me to be involved in a chat run in the US while I'm in Australia.
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spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:09 PM EST
@jenfromri
@theMrMoulden
@TheWeirdTeacher
Me too! I love it! Tshirts, TARDIS hoodies, and backpacks are big.
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tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:09 PM EST
https://t.co/oBUKl5mr2s
I also enjoy this one
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GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
Know nothing about Dr. Who Blindfolded tonight.
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TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
A1: I think we often regnerate. I'm in my 4th educational regeneration.
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Come on, how do you handle getting new kidneys as a teacher?
https://t.co/W5NsOV3b4O
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@doodlinmunkyboy
@theMrMoulden
@mrburkemath
@shadow_uzumaki
best
#DoctorWho
season to start with?
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
A1 Every few years I feel like I doing things completely differently. Found old lesson plans. Hey, I used to do that?
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nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A1 I have to figure out who I am every morning I get out of bed
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mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@SlpSummer
In the meantime, there's Romana?
https://t.co/PMPclXS4NK
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shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1: Appreciate this Q. I feel like Ive done this irl, esp. as I bcom more active more than as a teen and a child 1/?
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
@oJaison
@doodlinmunkyboy
@theMrMoulden
@mrburkemath
@shadow_uzumaki
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The restart in 2006. Chris Eccelston.
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
A1 Constantly changing the curriculum will do that.
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jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
A1: Every year new students = new strengths, needs, interests, etc. So we regenerate.
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oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
I'm Jaison from Houston and my favorite doctor is Dr. Nick!
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
Q1: I feel like I'm constantly re-learning, re-imagining who I am as a T - learn new things, new research, new experiences
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doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:10 PM EST
A1: start of year/course/unit is the fresh start. You need to figure it out all over, with knowledge of what you've done
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MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
A1 After my cancer treatment, I had to figure out who I was again, in a certain sense.
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
@oJaison
@TheWeirdTeacher
@doodlinmunkyboy
@theMrMoulden
@shadow_uzumaki
If you start with the New, start with 1 and go through it.
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tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
A1 We need to stay fresh, changing grades is a good way, but even if that is the same we shouldn't be.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
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That's not a teacher thing, that's a Nathan thing
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
A1: educational methods and tech change all time, Ts must adapt to changes to keep up
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KatSpea
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
Every year we get knew students and we have to figure out who we are in the classroom to best educate them.
#ItsAboutThemNotAboutUs
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GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
A1 We have to adapt to the latest, greatest saving grace of ed.
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jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
@theMrMoulden
@TheWeirdTeacher
I've seen a pair of pants striped like a Baker scarf. Those are pretty cool.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
@SocStuEdTech
#WeirdEd
Hey a real answer!
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
Bessie was awesome. I loved it when she was in the episode.
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https://t.co/4sFvo4nbGx
Kenjaneth13
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
@TG_Neil
... and drive a car called Bessie.
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:11 PM EST
@oJaison
If you want to sample eps: "Girl in the Fireplace" & "Blink" with Tennant.
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shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1: 2/? As a child, Ive always felt like I was aaron Burr, always waiting for it, lying in wait, same as a teen. always @ home
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
A1 Things I thought were real or important change each time.
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nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
As usual, I will be making up crap since I have 2% of the standard set of Dr. Who knowledge a person owns
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mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
A1: Having to regenerate course material each year for a different audience. Different appearance, same curriculum.
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@KatSpea
#WeirdEd
So you'd say the Doctor changes with his companion?
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
the question was the first thing on my feed, so I answered it
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nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
whoops
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doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@oJaison
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
@mrburkemath
@shadow_uzumaki
I started with the current stuff.
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TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
Dr. Who? Who?
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@oJaison
Eccleston's best were the Unearthly Child and The Doctor Dances & his finale.
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TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:12 PM EST
@TheEdsaneT
But
#WeirdEd
is about Dr Who. I couldn't sleep if I wanted to just knowing this.
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1 I wrote about losing my breasts to cancer.
https://t.co/cHjzeb6JP7
Not part of my ID, but part of who I was all the same.
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ANBlystone
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1: Having to figure out what works for each group of Ss you have, tech and curriculum updates, full moons
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
#WeirdEd
And things you love, like apples, become things you don't.
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
@TheEdsaneT
I am waiting for a question about Drs. When and where
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shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1: This continued well into college until i discovered teaching & working w/ children, now I change much faster, being @ home less
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
@TheEdsaneT
#WeirdEd
That's out Who's on First chat...which I should totally do.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
A1: when you have a revelation about your practice, it's like it's all new!
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MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:13 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
And projects you love become projects that you certainly don't.
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tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:14 PM EST
Let me try this again. . .I prefer this one!
#weirded
https://t.co/SoPlmkHCup
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:14 PM EST
A1 every project has a few new tools so i feel like a regenerated person when we start them
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MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:14 PM EST
A1 I am still grappling with the loss of this part of my body. Breasts were part of my life from age 10 to age 56.
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:14 PM EST
Q1: I found out lessons the other day, thought - who was that T? Was kinda weird
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TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
#WeirdEd
This answers the Q perfectly. There are things Doctor's do in each form that they might not in others.
https://t.co/VmVZdWHK0a
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:14 PM EST
Q1: I found out lessons the other day, thought - who was that T? Was kinda weird
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TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
do we have to have obama care for this discussion?
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1 ... and frankly by the end of this semester, I'll need a regeneration. I might explode the TARDIS in the process(show reference)
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
yes! This! An your companions change too!
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shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1: 3/? to link to DrWho, his regens r always diff. but often build off from previous regens.&esp. solidifes in action, like I am
TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
#WeirdEd
Oh Rose...
KatSpea
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Not who he is intrinsically but how he interacts with the world around him. That is influenced by companions
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#Deep
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
@TheEdsaneT
for asking that question, you have already been fined
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MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:15 PM EST
A1 While they don't identify me as a woman per se, seeing breasts reminds me of what I have lost. And have won. My life.
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MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:16 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
Though they're not pudding brains, right?
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:16 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
Wibbley-wobbley ... and yet there should be fixed points that can't be changed. But they change anyway.
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:16 PM EST
@KatSpea
#WeirdEd
NICE! This nails the metaphor we're going for too! Allons-y!
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:16 PM EST
Gah!! This is getting ridiculous
#latecake
#weirded
https://t.co/pXYWool1S7
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:16 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
#9 was full of rage, while #11 was full of remorse - build upon the rage but very different
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:16 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I got carried away being clever with questions so there's more than normal tonight. Come along, Pond. To Q2...
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:17 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q2 The TARDIS is bigger on the inside. Is your classroom? How?
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:17 PM EST
A1 I've come to think differently about things. I didn't know what "life is too short" really meant until then.
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oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:17 PM EST
A1: I don't regenerate immediately but over time I suddenly find all my usual teaching strategies have been swapped out.
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shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:17 PM EST
#WeirdEd
4/4 A1: and of course, it is TIRING being on the move all the time but like the Dr, we run
https://t.co/c85mICUcCf
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:17 PM EST
A2 When we stacked all my stuff in the center of the room, it seemed impossible that you could fit it all, AND 18 kids.
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GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:17 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
@TheEdsaneT
Who's on first?
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oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
A2: I'm a connected educator which means when students enter my classroom they're accessing the knowledge of the world.
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@KatSpea
Now if only there were a T named Alonso in the chat!
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SlpSummer
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
.
@theMrMoulden
So true, happens all the time in in SPED with IEP goals--a year passes and it's more like "Who was this idiot?"
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TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
A2: My classroom IS the TARDIS! Thanks to the internet, we can go so many places than ever before.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A1. 5/5 1 more. each part of my life does feel like a diff. person @ times, bt current seems longest Regen. thus far
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
A2 Kid Q's classroom for part of 5th grade was not much bigger than a broom closet. Looked like regular room from outside.
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:18 PM EST
Q2: access to the internet makes my classroom bigger than the 4 walls
#EasyAnswer
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tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:19 PM EST
A2 Cause it's full of brains and all brains are bigger on the inside!
#weirded
https://t.co/9rZt5XRAdZ
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:19 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A2 my office is because it reflects a piece of me. I'm more than meets the eye!
#weirded
https://t.co/srwPeWbFnI
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:19 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
#WeirdEd
NICE! Killin the metaphor again!
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:19 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A2: It should be bigger on the inside, bc Education is not limited to just rote memorize, grammar, etc.
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Classroom is not bigger on the inside. Claustrophobic sometimes w the desks. 1st pd, a few Ss, more attention, yeah, then maybe.
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
A2: Paperless classroom = tech based edu = access to the world!
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oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
A2: My students bring so many different experiences into my classroom. I have no problem derailing my class somewhat to explore.
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
Q2: more in depth, my room is full of passion and knowledge, not just stuff - that makes anything possible
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
Love this
#weirded
https://t.co/3wSbYzZeeo
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:19 PM EST
A2 Cause it's full of brains and all brains are bigger on the inside!
#weirded
https://t.co/9rZt5XRAdZ
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
A2: ever changing, capable of amazing things, home to small projects as well as giant goals... Whatever we want it to be
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TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
A2: My classroom is filled with 21 little baby geniuses so yes it's bigger on the inside!
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
A2 Also Ss bring their experiences into the room, making each room full of all their worldviews
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GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:20 PM EST
A2 Has to be bigger on the inside. Because of the things we do. Reaching beyond our limits.
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Someone, I can't remember who, has a TARDIS board in her room.
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A2: Not just the internet, too, but so much more teaching methods available to suit various Ss
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:21 PM EST
That brain, admittedly was nearly a roadblock. It freaked one kiddo out on day 1 of school.
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:21 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Classrooms are also smaller on the outside (still my favorite Clara line)
SlpSummer
Mar 9 @ 10:21 PM EST
A2 because expanding my ss communication skills make their worlds bigger on the outside!
#WeirdEd
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:21 PM EST
A2: my kids are not surprised anymore that I have any random item they ask for, which is TARDIS-like. No swimming pool though...
#WeirdEd
mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:22 PM EST
A2: Don't see my classroom as bigger on the inside, but it is what you make of it. (What are the round things for?)
#WeirdEd
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:22 PM EST
We call my classroom The Vortex as in the Time Vortex.
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:22 PM EST
A2: Students using their devices in the classroom means that ubiquitous tool connects school to home.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:22 PM EST
#WeirdEd
TARDIS also symbolizes how Edu. might be seen, the hard work within can get unnoticed
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:22 PM EST
@mrburkemath
#WeirdEd
Talk to
@teamgecko
about crowded rooms. He wishes he had a TARDIS
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:22 PM EST
Your class is more than a room just like Miss Frizzle's bus was more than a bus
#weirded
https://t.co/JP0PoXyRpD
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
#WeirdEd
sorry I'm late to Who chat. A2 My classroom is bigger on the inside because knowledge is infinite even more so with edtech.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
#WeirdEd
That's ok, the library falls into it sometimes.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
A2: we also have the whole "part of the club" thing. Not all kids are in my room, but there is curiosity...
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Btw, the Pandorica is a Doctor Who themed restaurant in Beacon, NY
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
@oJaison
And the world...
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
A2.2 I always tell Ss the library is the place they can truly pursue their curiosities. run free w wonder
#intellectualfreedom
#WeirdEd
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:23 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
I swear she was a Time Lord
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:24 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
@jedipadmaster
#WeirdEd
James Bond is a TimeLord. Explains everything.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:24 PM EST
@oolalume
"you want weapons?"
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:24 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Btw, the Pandorica is a Doctor Who themed restaurant in Beacon, NY
https://t.co/aiVi2qPhzg
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:24 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
@oolalume
#WeirdEd
WHAT A GREAT EPISODE
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:24 PM EST
https://t.co/yeBQJw1cpd
List of Time Lords in fiction
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
@mrburkemath
#WeirdEd
Whaaaa *books tickets*
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Here comes Q3. Don't blink.
mrsnis
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
@jedipadmaster
Agree but I think we're supposed to keep it a secret
#WeirdEd
SlpSummer
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
#WeirdEd
It take back my intro answer, my favorite doctor/time lord was mary poppins.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q3 One of the Doctor’s greatest foes, the Weeping Angels, attack only when you’re not looking. What’s an edu-Weeping Angel?
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
Great Scott you're right!
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/TSg6d6s8qF
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:25 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
NNNOOO WEEPING ANGELS
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:26 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@doodlinmunkyboy
alas, I know not the Dr
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:26 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
#weirded
Bond became more interesting the second I heard Hiddleston is up for the role
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:26 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@oolalume
I've posted that quote various times in my room.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:26 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
@theMrMoulden
Agreed
#WeirdEd
She's in this list too:
https://t.co/yeBQJw1cpd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:26 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A2 classroom is normal. But student's imagination is bigger than they are
#WeirdEd
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:26 PM EST
A3: DOE
#WeirdEd
Kenjaneth13
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Duck!
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
@TG_Neil
#WeirdEd
Whatcha mean?
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A3 There's a boy in my class. He's only active when you're not looking.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3. The Internal politics? Esp. as a new T coming in? I don't know.
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3 Kids who don't ask for help/blend in, if you're not walking around checking in they stop learning.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
#WeirdEd
I get that.
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@jedipadmaster
@theMrMoulden
I'm still up for Idris Elba.
#WeirdEd
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
The S who gives you the finger when you turn your back. No damage though. Actually kind of funny.
#WeirdEd
SlpSummer
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
I don't know dr. who much a tall, but that sure sounds right.
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:27 PM EST
A3: Typos in angry emails or emails sent after 10pm. ALWAYS TYPOS. *shakes fist at sky*
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@mrsnis
@theMrMoulden
good point! So is Nanny McPhee
#weirded
wrong Nanny sorry...
https://t.co/TXx5u0EWoP
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
@jedipadmaster
@theMrMoulden
#WeirdEd
He's gonna be tied up playing my boy Roland for a few years.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@oolalume
#weirded
https://t.co/7KXS92gujb
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
the frustration wizard is my dalek
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/dyH7B5aOBc
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3. Our biases too...
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
A3: Time management. We pursue cool ideas, resources, etc., and before we know it there's a gazillion things to do.
#weirded
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
A3 School nurses. Two out of three of the DCFS investigations started with school nurses.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
@TheWeirdTeacher
Got a few of those! The AP walks in when you're not looking, too.
#WeirdEd
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
If you don't keep your eyes on them, they will sneak in another program/requirement to be documented.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
@GeoJo22
#WeirdEd
Like they don't know we know!
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:28 PM EST
A3. I think stress is (or at least me). It can sneak up &I don't realize how worked up I am until too late
#weirded
https://t.co/OpkjJpyadq
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
.
@shadow_uzumaki
internal politics is a good one. That'll have you completely screwed up and you'll have no idea.
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
A3: the pile of grading
#WeirdEd
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
Creepiest gif ever.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
are you trolling me for a Pearson photo
#weirded
https://t.co/kLMnQb3x78
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
#WeirdEd
"that which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel" youve doomed us all!
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
#WeirdEd
Stress is a great answer. Take your eye off the ball and BAM.
https://t.co/O7WrKVZILT
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
A3 School psychologists. One lied to us. Flat out lied. Sold us out at IEP meeting. I was stunned.
#weirded
TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
A3: time, there is not enough time in the day for all my Ss greatness. Just when you get into something its time to stop
#WeirdEd
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
A3: the network that works fine but then your Ss present their video projects that are posted to YouTube and all wifi fails
#WeirdEd
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A3 our government, politicians think they can legislate student outcomes.
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:29 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
that might be the most terrifying GIF ever
#WeirdEd
#WeepingAngelsScareMe
#imageofanangelcanbecomeanangel
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
@oJaison
took me 3 yrs. to see it @ work
#WeirdEd
I still only see a glimpse of it.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
@SocStuEdTech
#WeirdEd
You work at my school?
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
@oJaison
@shadow_uzumaki
Also the weird power struggles and whatnot
#WeirdEd
mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
A3: Grades. They're quantum locked, as long as you're focused on them, they can't change. Look at content instead.
#WeirdEd
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
A3: serious answer: negativity. Sometimes I catch myself and wonder when that attitude showed up. gotta stare it down then RUN!
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
@mathtans
#WeirdEd
Quantum locked. Yes.
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@mathtans
Love this!
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@SlpSummer
Lol, yeah, I got confused too, and Im familiar w/ Dr.Who. XD
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@SocStuEdTech
HA! yes, the murphys law of tech
#weirded
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
.
@tlnwilkinson
good call. Have to ask yourself why (and how often) you're staying at work until ridiculous times.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Basically, RUN
https://t.co/Ih9tEJtbyf
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:30 PM EST
A3: serious answer: negativity. Sometimes I catch myself and wonder when that attitude showed up. gotta stare it down then RUN!
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A3 Testing... I know when it's happening but it still makes me sad.
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/NRzMZnCRX5
LitcoachLaurie
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
A3: how about that extra 10 lbs?You mean I can't live on refined sugar and caffeine and skip the gym for 6 mths?
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Also need an excuse to post this:
https://t.co/8eNAso68Ar
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
A3 I was sick the day she came to evaluate Kid O, so my husband went.Told him Kid O was smarter than her label. IEP said opposite.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
A3 short answer are my nemesis
#weirded
https://t.co/f54qJB4vZt
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@LitcoachLaurie
#WeirdEd
I feel this feel.
korytellers
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@mrburkemath
Is there anything you haven't been to?!?!?😜
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:31 PM EST
@jenfromri
@tlnwilkinson
agreed kudos to you 🤔🙃😳
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:32 PM EST
@MissShuganah
I'm always gobsmacked by the way some professional adults conduct themselves in regard to their colleagues
#WeirdEd
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:32 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
yes I do, I'm the one you can see silently fuming as the network fails and blows my plans out of the water
#WeirdEd
LitcoachLaurie
Mar 9 @ 10:32 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
#weirded
damn middle aged metabolism.
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:32 PM EST
.
@korytellers
Only the things I haven't talked about. Maybe. I'm in NEW YORK! There are Things here!
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:32 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Oh yeah. As well, what happens when you dont learn to say No once in awhile...
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:32 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
@oJaison
@shadow_uzumaki
Yes, just overall dishonesty. why can't people just be straight w/ e/o?
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
And those politics exist at the school, district, state, federal, (omniverse?) levels too :(
@shadow_uzumaki
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
A3 Person who was part of advocacy org. Told me that maybe bc Kid O couldn't talk that they were right in eval.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
@TheWeirdTeacher
or test proctors
#weirded
https://t.co/MuVqaNDFR6
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@LitcoachLaurie
#WeirdEd
Who's middle aged? Get out.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
ugh! Yes! My semester without cynicism has been thwarted at what feels like every turn!
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
@jedipadmaster
#WeirdEd
Stick with the theme! Use Cybermen!
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
A3: Texas Board of Education curriculum decisions.
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
I sometimes have to eat alone to recharge, avoid downward spirals
#WeirdEd
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@mrburkemath
Cassandra looks amazing!
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
And here I thought it was just me. As a parent.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:33 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@jedipadmaster
my bad. Let me make some memes
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:34 PM EST
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Every time your board is in the news it's never for a good thing.
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:34 PM EST
@oJaison
this x100,000,000
#WeirdEd
korytellers
Mar 9 @ 10:34 PM EST
@mrburkemath
I know. I know. :)
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:34 PM EST
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Was warned abt. thisreally.And Im nervous abt it when eventually become a T Will we get support when tackling tuff convo?
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
Testing is what??
#weirded
https://t.co/b5pWSsMUn4
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
@MissShuganah
been there. Makes me think of this
#weirded
https://t.co/gzb52ODrQ3
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I gotta be honest, I'm pretty happy with this next Q and I'm hoping you all go for it with full trust.
mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
@jenfromri
Thank you! Could work on both the teacher and student side too, maybe.
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I can't find the picture of me staring at the Weeping Angel. My coworker took the pic & I can't find a copy of it. sigh.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
@oolalume
@oJaison
@shadow_uzumaki
& saying "for the kids" but meaning "to make my job easier"
#weirded
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3 That person had gotten communication device for his son. But for me, didn't think she qualified.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q4 The Doctor did bad things but strives to be a good man. Can we face the bad things we’ve done on the journey to being a good T?
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
A3: New program implementations after your admin attends a conference or cancellations after a budget meeting.
#WeirdEd
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:35 PM EST
@mathtans
Definitely both. Parents too. It's an uphill battle all around, but worth fighting.
#weirded
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
sounds like a Better Call Saul Q.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Got this a week ago but in a good way. She went to a edtech con and came back way excited abt stuff we wanted to do.
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
and I'm mentoring 1st yr Ts and struggling to keep it positive this semester.
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@HIKWOL
@shadow_uzumaki
@TheWeirdTeacher
I do at times but I hide it
#Weirded
https://t.co/bAOqLBYX2i
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@jenfromri
Baby WAs are worse!
#weirded
https://t.co/lqPQisMlxq
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@mrsnis
@spanish_rhodes
and of course good tunes always help
#WeirdEd
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@mrburkemath
I'm considering adding bunk desks (tm)
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/KUtiihzbNA
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@oolalume
#WeirdEd
Still haven't gotten to Saul.
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
@MissShuganah
nah. Seems to be a lot of ego-driven folk in our work.
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A4 Have to face the bad so we can grow. My Companions, er, co-teachers, and colleagues have made me better. Still working on things
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
Q4: I often am filled with regret/remorse (like #11) for past mistakes but have learned from them and move forward
#IamHuman
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:36 PM EST
A3 Called him on it.Said to him, "So what is this, I got mine and the hell with you?"Thought he would hang up. But he was humbled.
#weirded
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
A4 I'm so often the wrong teacher. Some students can push every button that sets me off, and I follow them down rabbit holes.
#WeirdEd
TG_Neil
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
A4: If we can't face the bad, then how do we learn from it and prevent it from happening again?
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
.
@TheWeirdTeacher
the inevitable response after any Texas curriculum change
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/aoBDQjnP9S
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A4 we all have done a few bad things to get something for students
#weirded
https://t.co/Y8TCZVaeeH
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
A4: We have to! Avoiding it is the path to "because we've always done it that way".
#weirded
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@nathan_stevens
we are from Pearson we are here to help
#weirded
https://t.co/umKrao3yp9
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A4 I feel I can. Life is full of necessary evils to face, resiliency has to be taught/developed/modeled too.
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
#WeirdEd
@jenfromri
Oh hell no.I regained my fear of WeepAngels w/ that scene....
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
@tlnwilkinson
Oh crap you're right.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:37 PM EST
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
This image can be used to answer almost every education issue.
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@oolalume
@TheWeirdTeacher
the answer is no if you are Mike on Better Call Saul, you're just evil at that point!
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
Perfect. How I have been feeling for roughly fifteen years.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
@TheWeirdTeacher
@nathan_stevens
That's not an invasion. That's a victory.
#WeirdEd
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
A4. That I can reflect on my first year teaching while still being a teacher is saying quite a lot. So many n00b mistakes.
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@oJaison
it depends. If you have a good admin, you're ok...if not, well, a crap shoot really
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
Very disappointing. How do we work around them?
#weirded
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@mrburkemath
Do they get the cards out for you to read?
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A4: I dont know. Everyday I feel like I screw up Ss as a barelytrained school Vol. but when bcm a T? Holy jeez, thats daunting
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Why did you have to ask that today? When you let an S get to you. And you say the wrong thing.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
#WeirdEd
When I think about my first year of teaching...that's motivation but exactly in line with Doctor's regret.
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:38 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A4: every bad lesson should result in a better lesson next time.
mrsnis
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
@oolalume
@spanish_rhodes
Cuz of all the dancing!;)
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
A4 we have shot down another's project to get our own project going
#weirded
https://t.co/2dAmDZWLNv
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
A4: Absolutely. I'm constantly trying not to fail future students like I feel like I've done at times in the past.
#WeirdEd
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
A4: good people do bad things and make mistakes, learn from it and improve or keep shooting yourself in the foot
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
#WeirdEd
One day you're gonna blow up Gallifrey. Then you get to go find it.
TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
a4: all that traditional garbage. Sucking the creativity out of children one standardized test at a time
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Han shot first but he was good man. I always believe we can turn it around.
#weirded
slipped in
#StarWars
ref
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
A4: it's part of the gig- learn from past and move forward
#WeirdEd
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:39 PM EST
Q4: sometimes that past 'mistake' turns out to be something different when we reflect and learn from it
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/6M4fvSjTnX
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
Yeah, blessed. working w/
@Mrs_MacPhail
who allows me to introduce tough issues & trusts me, but after...
LitcoachLaurie
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
A4: when I was a younger teacher, I used to be more judgemental of my colleagues. I'm way more open minded to different gifts now.
#weirded
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
A4 Yes. But I've got my work cut out for me.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
@GeoJo22
#WeirdEd
I understand that. Those kids that just get under your skin the right way
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
I feel so bad for my students at the beginning of the day vs end of the day. Completely different level of quality
@teamgecko
#WeirdEd
mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
A4: I'm often TOO focused on the bad things. Missing the good. Both are necessary on the journey.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
#WeirdEd
Dude, this chat isn't a contest, but you're totally winning.
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@SocStuEdTech
#WeirdEd
#giveusthewifipassword
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@GeoJo22
#WeirdEd
Every time I go to work, that happens. Every Time.
TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
a4: Looking at my first year in third after teaching HS science for 5 yrs... TRAIN WRECK poor kids TPT was my BFF... so sad
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
We are all friends in the end
#weirded
https://t.co/Xx7l83MnrO
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I push every year to not repeat the mistakes of the past, that 1st yr still pushes me 13 yrs later
#WeirdEd
mrsnis
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
Loving this chat! So much honesty here. The Doctor would be proud 🔧🌟
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
A4 Trying to be more patient and less reactive.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
He's definitely seized the moment!
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
@MissShuganah
many times, I shut the door and focus on the kids
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
A4 dealing w soul sucking stuff, knowing it's happening anyway, but knowing you can still get your message out/goals met
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I took that as getting Ss emails so I can check up on them every year. Can I?
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/NXIlyE6vZF
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
I mess up all the time. Each day is a chance to get it right
#weirded
https://t.co/x4gCOGxodp
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
you found my love
#DoctorWho
and
#EdTech
... if it was Star Wars - I would break out the external hard drive
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
@LitcoachLaurie
#WeirdEd
I feel like I've gotten judgmental about different things.
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
Good strategy. I wish I could do that but for me it's too personal. Too emotional.
#weirded
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
I've never seen dr who but this chat is speaking to me!
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
but regret means you've learned, or reflected. You strive to be a better Doctor afterwards...
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
Wow! Good stuff at
#weirded
tonight
https://t.co/bj0tUnNm6p
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:41 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I push every year to not repeat the mistakes of the past, that 1st yr still pushes me 13 yrs later
#WeirdEd
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
@oJaison
#WeirdEd
I feel bad for them after I had a triple shot coffee...."mr. Stephens you're talking too fast."
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:42 PM EST
A4 Every time we mess up, it's a chance to dig out and look brilliant doing it.
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
#WeirdEd
And heres a vid of David Tennant and the cast performing "500 Miles", with a dancing Ood Sigma even!
https://t.co/IgLET5FdGr
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
#WeirdEd
Picasso ep was the ep I fell in love with Matt for real. His first great episode. (looking back his first was too)
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
Even if that means bad decisions, like sulking in a cloud.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
#WeirdEd
Getting kid emails is tricky. Give them yours.
TheEdsaneT
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
I'm so tired. I'm cutting out early. Thanks for being awesome
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
A4 Learning also not to be so hard on myself.
#weirded
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
On second thought, my (and their) energy level is much lower so maybe it balances out
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/B473oABSFy
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:40 PM EST
I feel so bad for my students at the beginning of the day vs end of the day. Completely different level of quality
@teamgecko
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:43 PM EST
Nothing like an Eskimo kiss from a snowman
#weirded
https://t.co/UwMhqHmTGw
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
That ep. got to me so much. Im a huge Rory fan
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
Ya know, I can't wait until
@KaylaStGermain1
sees these tweets. Just got her and my nieces hooked on Who!
#weirded
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
@TheWeirdTeacher
did someone say
#StarWars
?
#weirded
https://t.co/OhXUnScvUE
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@teamgecko
so what if you sound like the micro machines guy?!?!?
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
#WeirdEd
The Master gave me the idea for this next question. She spelled it out for Clara upside down.
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
Back to A3 I wanted to speak to attorney who had argued the Corey H case. Was told, "Oh she won't speak to you."
#weirded
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@shadow_uzumaki
I have a 3rd grader who tweets me. Amazing kid. He's so much like me, I'm hard on him.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
Yeah, thats what Im gonna do anyway. XD, got caught up in teh feels
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
A4: reflect on when we got it wrong and do better if given another shot. Don't press the big red button the 2nd time.
#cuposoup
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@MissShuganah
oh I'm good at saying, bad at doing!
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
.
@teamgecko
hahaha I don't drink coffee or eat much candy. My body reacts so strongly to sugar. "Why are you moving so much Mr. O?"
#WeirdEd
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@LitcoachLaurie
I know I have, it's a bad habit that must stop!
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:44 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@TheWeirdTeacher
You know Im not sure when I realized that that colorful guy was the gray Datak Tarr from Definance
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:45 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q5 The Doctor faces impossible odds and succeeds. He believes he will. How do you succeed?
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:45 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
Ah. If you care there's always a catch.
#weirded
mgrosstaylor
Mar 9 @ 10:45 PM EST
Is your school Culturally Responsive?Join me on
#mschat
& Blab Thursday!
#ndedchat
#weirded
#UTeschat
https://t.co/vwbKUkm8LT
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:45 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
which was learned from also. All is a lesson and there's a lesson in it all!
#WeirdEd
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
A5 Every time I'm doubted, I answer with, "I have magic powers." Works every time.
#WeirdEd
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
woo! Secretly hiding in
#WeirdEd
even though I've never seen a dr who episode.
#donttelldoug
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
@TheWeirdTeacher
A S apparently caught me tweeting/cursing and got upset,1st time I realize im looked up on
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
@theMrMoulden
@TheWeirdTeacher
Star Wars.... There is our opening
#weirded
https://t.co/ptLDqxbiUR
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
A5 I succeed by returning every day.
#weirded
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
A5 By believing I will.
#weirded
https://t.co/HWskVdnRof
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
A5: a little more each year! Making my lib dreams a reality bit by bit. keep on keepin on
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
A5
#weirded
because of my own kids. I won't give up on them or my
@RUESRCSD
kiddos. Plus this...
https://t.co/g7KL99ElWz
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:46 PM EST
A5: you succeed by showing up everyday to kick some and take names, and getting back up when the names kick you!
#WeirdEd
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@TheWeirdTeacher
And hence, I'm careful with verbage. Altho, I know he listens to most of
@HamiltonMusical
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
A3 Contacted woman who had been psychologist for Corey H. Wouldn't handle things for Kid O. Said she'd find student. Never did.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A5 I have a lot of faith in students. They will succeed. Give them personalized learning and it will happen
#weirded
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A5 I teach sped. No one expects my kids to do as well but in the past my kids have shown more growth than the rest of the school.
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I think this is mine. It starts with I trust I'll figure my way through and becomes I trust THEY will.
https://t.co/8M96yjjC36
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A5 I have a lot of faith in students. They will succeed. Give them personalized learning and it will happen
#weirded
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:47 PM EST
#weirded
@TheWeirdTeacher
A6: impossible odds...35 students, 600 square feet, smarter balanced test...
#bringiton
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A5 Jelly babies. Or rather fresh air and a cup of coffee. And then just do it with all the panache of Jackson Lake. Allonsy!
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
A5: Keep showing up the next day. Eventually whatever problem/challenge will be over.
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
and then from they it becomes we
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
@mrburkemath
@TheWeirdTeacher
I KNEW HE LOOKED FAMILIAR. Nvr made connection!
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/uXjyOxYme6
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
humbled I remember, and still do, getting teary eyed watching that moment
#WeirdEd
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
A5: every time a kid comes to you because they trust you. Their faith, though frightening, is the win...
#WeirdEd
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
as soon as they say
#StarWars
I'm all
#weirded
https://t.co/wOuOK4i0Yp
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
A5: Not all at once, and not by myself. I draw a lot from Ss, colleagues, and online community.
#weirded
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
A3 Attorney for CPS. I didn't have attorney for the due process hearing so I had to drop it. She was gonna have me for dinner.
#weirded
SlpSummer
Mar 9 @ 10:48 PM EST
A5 By listening, being compassionate, and making things fun!
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:49 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@TheWeirdTeacher
It's the color palette! Realized the last Who marathon. Right up there w Bullock from "Vikings"
#WeirdEd
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:49 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A5 contd. If the kids know you believe they learn to believe. Odds are just something you beat on your way to success.
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:49 PM EST
A5 I sat in a chair for three hours every three weeks. That's how I succeeded.
#weirded
mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:49 PM EST
A5: I succeed by mixing careful planning with improvisation. A bit like writing. There's one thing you never, ever put in a trap.
#WeirdEd
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
A5.2: I'm very lucky tho. Lots wasnt doable at my last gig. New one trusts/supports me
#weirded
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
A5: When I do something outside my comfort zone, even (especially?) if it doesn't go smoothly.
#weirded
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
was worse b/c they learned abt. digiftprnt& I gave examples. think he learned hypocrisy from me
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
an then I am all....
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/lqcnUe2bNZ
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
@HIKWOL
#WeirdEd
That second sentence is clever. Quote?
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I'm not my emotions could of handled Chris being part of it - but yes, it would of made perfection even better
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
A5 By learning how to be humble.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:50 PM EST
@teamgecko
Obviously, you haven't or you wouldn't have typed "dr" for Doctor. (never ever ever ...something something Taylor swift)
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:51 PM EST
@mrburkemath
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
& beard makes him look so different
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:51 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@TheWeirdTeacher
Every mistake is a chance to grow together.
#WeirdEd
teamgecko
Mar 9 @ 10:51 PM EST
@mrburkemath
oh god I've been found!
#weirded
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:51 PM EST
A5: He doesn't ever quit because he has amazing support. Find your person, or people, link arms and don't quit. It works.
#WeirdEd
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:51 PM EST
#WeirdEd
We're not gonna be done in 10 minutes. Just FYI. Time is wibbly-wobbly tonight. Here comes the next Q
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:51 PM EST
A5 By accepting prayers and blessings, even if I didn't believe in them.
#weirded
#leapoffaith
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
I utterly failed to pay attention to both
#DemDebate
&
#WeirdEd
chat just too cool
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Q6 Having a companion gives The Doctor something to keep him grounded. How do we stay grounded? (don’t say twitter)
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
@theMrMoulden
@TheWeirdTeacher
Eccleston not being part of it was a big reason they got John Hurt.
#weirded
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
?
#WeirdEd
! Noooo! I caught up on Grey's Anatomy for most of the hour. What was I thinking?
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
#WeirdEd
?
#WeirdEd
! Noooo! I caught up on Grey's Anatomy for most of the hour. What was I thinking?
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
A5 By coming to a place of acceptance.
#weirded
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:52 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
after that, we go....
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/X1za0PH4cX
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
A5 By being open to healing.
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I'm just glad we got this guy back again...
https://t.co/W9bt0TSyQ0
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
When I'm actually awake for
#weirded
I'm all
https://t.co/55Nufp7xMe
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
A6 running
#weirded
theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
Q6: I stay grounded by my wife (also a teacher) and my students, nothing will humble you like a HS kid
#WeirdEd
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@lesliefarooq
And I'm watching old eps of
@broadcity
while doing
#WeirdEd
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I'm a multitasker, who says you can't Twitter chat and make chili at the same time? Time schtime!
#WeirdEd
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:53 PM EST
#WeirdEd
Best part is, he's totally meme-able:
https://t.co/r8yNRcM0LF
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6 Twitter.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
@TheWeirdTeacher
Yep. We talked it out, we're all good.was flattered @ indignation.nvr sure if my words stick
#WeirdEd
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
So important. If your people aren't at your school (yet), find them elsewhere.
#weirded
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A6 easy...
@MomvsAutism
keeps me grounded! She and my monkeys
#Weirded
https://t.co/NH7ZnxoDdG
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
#WeirdEd
I'm feeding you to the Zygons first.
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6: I stay grounded by going outside, breathing in the trees, and feeling the breeze. Why would I say Twitter? It elevates.
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6: I live in so many communities outside of education. Startups, art, music, sci-fi, academia. Helps keep the brain moving.
#WeirdEd
LitcoachLaurie
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6: I have 2 really close work BFFs. They make everyday truly a joy. We laugh and cry together and are philosophically aligned Ts!
#weirded
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6 and my husband - not in education
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6: I married my Devil's Advocate and we had the Meddling Kids. They keep me me.
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@oolalume
I think you are responding to my three hours every three weeks? That's what chemo can be like.
#weirded
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A6. My home kiddos. 15, 7, and a new 1.5 year old help me bring it back to my Ss. Am I a T I would want my kids to have
#weirded
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@theMrMoulden
Apparently, when Chris was out, they got the idea for Hurt on a Friday and he was there on monday.
#weirded
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@doodlinmunkyboy
I think we miss what a win is because we get bogged down in other stuff. Sometimes a win is "kid came to class"
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
A1: Um, because change is the only constant?
#weirded
teylaramsey
Mar 9 @ 10:54 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
#WeirdEd
A6 Gardening. How's that for grounded?
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
@nathan_stevens
but later we're all
#weirded
https://t.co/yogUGcnc09
SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
A6: having a life outside of work keep you grounded! Funny that my latest blog post was that...
https://t.co/E6i8pP9Aox
#WeirdEd
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
A6 Moreso, good TV,
@HamiltonMusical
, my greyhound Petey, mountain biking, tasty beverages, silliness.
#WeirdEd
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
A6 I have Doug to keep me grounded by slapping me tweet style on Wednesday nights
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/cxLN8xoqZY
GeoJo22
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
A6 and my husband_not in education.
#weirded
oolalume
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
A6: by doing readalouds. Always reminds me why i love this job. Ss faces/reactions/wanting it or similar book & spreading
#booklove
#WeirdEd
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
A2: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It's a school of fish poster, but is true of our classroom community too.
#weirded
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
I'm at peace with myself. Do what you must.
#WeirdEd
spanish_rhodes
Mar 9 @ 10:55 PM EST
@jenfromri
Like here! Definitely my people.
#WeirdEd
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Actually no. Im still actly torn btwn Clinton & Sanders, but lean towards latter. Any1 but Repub. tho....
#Weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
@teylaramsey
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/ZsAoOyybJd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A6 Good husband. Good friends. Knowing people rely on me.
#weirded
HIKWOL
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
#WeirdEd
A6 My former coteacher
@deanmcurran
was my best companion. We still talk shop and help each other teach across 1000s of miles.
MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
@oolalume
I LOVE readalouds. That's one of the few things we can do well in whole group.
#WeirdEd
tlnwilkinson
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A6 & Much tho I love my boys, welcoming Sweetling into our home has put a LOT in perspective for me this year.
#weirded
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A3: My health: Pregnancy. Acute bronchitis. Three broken fingers. Basal cell carcinoma. When will the other shoe drop?
#WeirdEd
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A6 Gardening. Yes, literally grounded.
#weirded
LitcoachLaurie
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A6: my husband is a T too so we totally geek out together on teaching stuff....so boring at a dinner party!
#weirded
doodlinmunkyboy
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
@spanish_rhodes
the tendency to faulty communication often makes us misread wins like that too. Success is a sliding signifier.
#WeirdEd
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A6: I don't avoid discussing topics I find important. Especially when they're relevant to the lives of kids.
#WeirdEd
jenfromri
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
A6: Not letting outside interests go away even when school gets super busy. I need to be multi-faceted or I'll go crazy.
#weirded
TheWeirdTeacher
- Moderator
Mar 9 @ 10:56 PM EST
#WeirdEd
I love the variety in your answers to who keeps you grounded.
nathan_stevens
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
@jedipadmaster
and at the end of the day...
#WeirdEd
https://t.co/n5Hsq5TPEQ
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
A4: You have to face them and move on or else you can't live with yourself. We don't start by being perfect, nor end there either.
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mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
A6: Reality's pretty grounding. Budgets for money and time. Can't hop in the TARDIS to grade like Clara.
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MarciaDressel
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
A6
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grounded...used to be writing 2 grandma in so.dakota now: music new:rediscovering guitar
jedipadmaster
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
Having kiddos w
#autism
keep me grounded, grateful, humble, & tired...
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https://t.co/4ZtiAYphyh
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Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
@mathtans
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I didn't even write a Q about Clara being a teacher!
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
A6 Sitting in the dirt and planting or weeding has a wonderful quiet meditative quality about it.
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oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:57 PM EST
A6: If I feel uncomfortable I speak up. And if someone else seems uncomfortable I acknowledge it.
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SocStuEdTech
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
@MissShuganah
digging up root vegetables under ground... Is that still grounded? Haha
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lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
A5: And I can't stop, and I won't stop...Stopping is boring to me and I loathe boredom.
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MagicPantsJones
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
@mathtans
Thank goodness, that's too on the nose.
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theMrMoulden
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
Q6: like young Amy humbled #11, can you tell he's my fav?, my 2 kiddos will humble me, they'll call me out
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https://t.co/JU84foV5sz
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
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A6: My own low self-esteem. As much as I vol. compared to most, theres always some1 w/ more exp. Like
@mel_katzz
whos like lvl 45
TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
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There's nothing The Doctor loves more than a good impossible puzzle. Which leads us to our final Q of the night.
mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
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A6 Colleagues/Companions. Always comes back to them. Id say writing my blog & comic, too. Fridays I get to Delete, er, Decompress!
MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
@SocStuEdTech
Even more so.
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mrburkemath
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Final Q?? That sounds so Star Trek-y.
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i3algebra
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
.
@TheWeirdTeacher
I must not be
#pln
-ing right because I didn't know about
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chat. Enjoying reading what others have shared!
lesliefarooq
Mar 9 @ 10:58 PM EST
@MagicPantsJones
@shadow_uzumaki
@broadcity
Yeah, I folded up my laptop to be mature and not be addicted to Twitter. heh
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mathtans
Mar 9 @ 10:59 PM EST
@TheWeirdTeacher
Tsk! Though to be fair, Clara's life outside the Doctor got short shrift until Capaldi.
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:59 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
Dude, boost yourself! We got your back
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You're more awesome than you think.
TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 10:59 PM EST
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Q7 What’s a teaching puzzle you’ve been joyfully unraveling this year?
shadow_uzumaki
Mar 9 @ 10:59 PM EST
@shadow_uzumaki
@TheWeirdTeacher
@mel_katzz
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And Im like, lvl 30, big diff in MMOs
oJaison
Mar 9 @ 10:59 PM EST
A6: I remember that school is just one means to greater opportunities for students and not the only means.
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MissShuganah
Mar 9 @ 10:59 PM EST
A6 Gardening in the city is really great. Even with traffic going by, it's like it's own world.
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TheWeirdTeacher
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Mar 9 @ 11:00 PM EST
@i3algebra
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Last question just got posted. Jump into the party!